1963 VFL Season Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1963 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round eight of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Footscray (6.16.52) defeated South Melbourne (5.9.39).
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 10 June 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,950
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
6.16.52 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Noel McMahen
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Coutts, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alexander, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Dolling, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Howland, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Johnston, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ross, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Self, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | White, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||